They are both addicting, bad effects and hurts people. number 2 death is lung cancer from smoking! how could it be still legal? do u think smoking is any different from drugs?
2006-09-13 13:05:07 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
The difference is that cigarettes are more toxic because they are inhaled, causing a greater chance of cancer in the esophagus and lungs..
I view drugs as worse as people can suffer serious side effects, like weight loss, hallucinations, schizophrenia, psychosis, anxiety, panic attacks, acne, physical problems.. & a hell of a lot more mental problems.. Where as a dodgy ecstasy tablet that has crushed glass ans bleach and etc in it, can rupture your stomach lining, Strong drugs like heroin can make you have a cardiac arrest
Ciggarettes have a higher chance of giving you cancer,
The truth is, the goverment does profit from the sales of ciggarettes they are a multi billion dollar industry,
The only people that profit from drugs are the dealers
but Drugs can screw your life up and your brain forever
2006-09-13 13:10:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The only difference between most street drugs and cigarettes is that cigarettes are functional. But if you want to compare deaths more people die from smoking cigarettes than all the drugs combined.
2006-09-13 13:16:23 · answer #2 · answered by Love of Truth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on your age is the answer to the question. In the 60's and 70's it was cool to smoke. Now that the effects are known, many try to quit and fail. Those people think of drugs as illegal substances, not items you purchase in a store (IE Cigs, Beer, Wine). I know, I'm one.
2006-09-13 14:51:09 · answer #3 · answered by armygal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is no different . If they took cigarettes away -they would soon do what drug addicts do to get a fix . Anything they could . One hooks you quick . The other takes a little longer . Both cause irreparable harm .
2006-09-15 20:34:11 · answer #4 · answered by missmayzie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It took me 20 years to stop smoking cigarettes but I'm still battling with caffeine and I'm losing. So if you classify caffeine as a drug then yes, there is a difference.
2006-09-13 13:11:34 · answer #5 · answered by flugelberry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cigars are sold legally while prohibited drugs are not. Both drugs and cigars contains addictive substance that dangers the health of users.
2006-09-13 13:18:06 · answer #6 · answered by Sir Torex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drugs covers allot of ground. Heroin isn't the same as marijuana. Cigarettes are extremely addictive and very harmful.
It is hypocritical to have cigarettes legal, but not pot.
2006-09-13 13:15:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ciggys don't make people sell themselves for $5, or make people rob someone.
They also don't lead to self destructive behavior.
They also don't give you AIDS, which injecting drugs does.
So yes, big differance.
2006-09-13 13:15:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cigarettes are drugs. Nicotine is a drug and just as addictive as coke.
2006-09-13 13:13:14 · answer #9 · answered by Bluealt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course there is. how many smokers mug people and rob stores,just for a cigarette? How mant smokers think they're Batman and "fly" off a 20 storey building? How many smokers lose their kids cos they neglected them while having a cigarette?.......No contest.Now shut up and give me a light...
2006-09-13 13:14:59 · answer #10 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋